Suffering Hurts, Hang Ups or Addictions?

Whether you are addicted to drugs, alcohol, codependent or even food, we can share with you the Celebrate Recovery programme. This programme has helped thousands of others recover from their hurts, hang ups and addictions through the power of Jesus Christ and the well-known 12-steps.

Celebrate Recovery and Grace Church Meetings

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12 step recovery program for any people who have a desire to overcome any hurt, hangup or addiction. Celebrate Recovery, or CR, started in 1991 at Saddleback Church, California beginning only with open share groups. Over 27, 000 people have gone through the programme at Saddleback Church alone and Grace Church, Canton is continuing that success every Monday evening from 7:00 pm.

Our general Celebrate Recovery group meets every Monday at 7:00 pm beginning with a short time of worship; we then follow with a Celebrate Recovery lesson or recorded testimony followed by group discussion. Step groups are held as the need arises and group activities, outside of the regular meetings – such as a shared dinner – are scheduled during the year.

Note: if the Canton School district has issued a weather warning and the students are not at school, we will cancel our meeting for our safety.

The Eight Principles

Celebrate Recovery is based on 8 principles:

Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1)

“Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor.” Matthew 5:3a TEV

Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 TEV, NIV

Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
“Happy are the meek.” Matthew 5:5a TEV

Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
“Happy are the pure in heart.” Matthew 5:8a TEV

Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires” Matthew 5:6a TEV

Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
“Happy are the merciful.” Matthew 5:7a TEV; “Happy are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 TEV

Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)

Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10 TEV

7:00 pm: Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery

Every Monday evening, from 7:00 PM, we hold a Celebrate Recovery group at Grace Church Canton. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12-step programme based on a biblical foundation. Please note that if there is a weather advisory and the students in the Canton School District are not in school or have been sent home (see this link), we will not meet that evening for safety reasons.

7:00 pm: Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery

Every Monday evening, from 7:00 PM, we hold a Celebrate Recovery group at Grace Church Canton. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12-step programme based on a biblical foundation. Please note that if there is a weather advisory and the students in the Canton School District are not in school or have been sent home (see this link), we will not meet that evening for safety reasons.

8:30 am: Parish Leadership Conference (Malone)

Is it possible to have meaningful conversations even if people have vastly differing opinions? Can we disagree, but still love one another? The answer to both of these questions is “yes.”

At the 2019 Parish Leadership Conferences for the Diocese of Albany you will learn how to set agreed upon guidelines that help to create an environment where your parish can have meaningful and productive conversations, even those that are potentially difficult. We will look to show how we can find common ground through our love of God and use that to show love to one another, even when we disagree.

After a presentation on this model of conversation, Bishop William Love will offer two teachings on the Great Commandment. First he will discuss what it means to Love God with all of your heart, soul and mind. Then he’ll discuss what it means to love your neighbor as yourself. After each teaching, there will be a time for discussion and an opportunity to use the conversation model presented in the morning. The discussion portion of the afternoon will conclude with an opportunity for parish leaders to discuss difficult issues they are facing in their church and network with others on potential solutions, specifically how to use the conversation model outlined in the teaching back home.

The entire program takes place in the context of the Eucharist.

There is no charge to attend. All parish leaders, both clergy and lay persons are encouraged to attend. Registration begins at 8:30 am and the afternoon will conclude by 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

7:00 pm: Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery

Every Monday evening, from 7:00 PM, we hold a Celebrate Recovery group at Grace Church Canton. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12-step programme based on a biblical foundation. Please note that if there is a weather advisory and the students in the Canton School District are not in school or have been sent home (see this link), we will not meet that evening for safety reasons.

7:00 pm: Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery

Every Monday evening, from 7:00 PM, we hold a Celebrate Recovery group at Grace Church Canton. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12-step programme based on a biblical foundation. Please note that if there is a weather advisory and the students in the Canton School District are not in school or have been sent home (see this link), we will not meet that evening for safety reasons.

7:00 pm: Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery

Every Monday evening, from 7:00 PM, we hold a Celebrate Recovery group at Grace Church Canton. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centered, 12-step programme based on a biblical foundation. Please note that if there is a weather advisory and the students in the Canton School District are not in school or have been sent home (see this link), we will not meet that evening for safety reasons.